Suzy' s Blog

My Friends and other animals

Talking of animals,which I wasn't , but which seem to occupy most of my time , so I always seem to be talking about them or to them ... (No mention of horse meat I promise!) I seem to have an extra pet, or should that be an uninvited house guest, in the form of a mouse.  Now I know for a lot of people, this would be a terrifying prospect. My Mum, for instance, would have run for the hills by now, but I am made of sterner stuff. After all, I have my weapon of mass destruction. Ok she looks harmless enough now, sleeping on her cushion, but Bonbon, my persian cat is a force to be reckoned with especially where intruders are concerned, (I am slightly concerned as to how the mouse got past the cat in the first place, but, I'll not judge!!).....Well as they appear to be now friends hmmm... I thought A little cartoon of the new friendship might be appropriate 

Now that February is well underway, (I've already had my birthday and Valentines day has been and gone) I was rather surprised to get a Christmas card yesterday. Early or late?, I'm not quite sure, but it seems a shame not to display it, so It now has pride of place on the fireplace in all its festive glory.(maybe I should reinstate the tree and have my own early yuletide)....Funny thing is , the same thing happened last year, same card from the same person.  Need to have a word, I think...

Most of you who know me will know that I am an avid reader and often have two or three books on the go at any one time , I'm also often heard to say " never judge a book by the cover " Well with that in mind here is something found in a bookstore recently ...

I guess, bearing in mind that spring is just around the corner, I should seriously consider coming out of hibernation.  I have spent almost every evening cocooned in my cottage, log fire blazing layer upon layer of clothing on (no onesies though, I draw the line at that!) with a good book ( Maybe the one above , although my Mum is reading it at the moment , I did explain it's not about me )  and the animals curled at my feet, well, on the sofas, to be more precise...But, not for much longer!....I shall soon be up and at 'em!...Gardening, spring cleaning, tidying, toiling away long into the evening, full of energy and enthusiasm, Oh Yes!!...In the meantime, however as the temperature drops again and the swirling fog is like something out of Sherlock Holmes movie, I think I'll definitely be staying by the fire for the time being....Maybe a onesie isn't such a bad idea after all, pink spotted one or a tiger look    I think!..

For now I think log fires and a G and T is the best bet ...

I'll finish with a nod to my more frugal side, (it doesn't show itself very often I have to admit) I've been very tempted to cheer up these long winter days with a spot of retail therapy, but as I've been on a strict shopping diet since Christmas, I have to constantly remind myself of an inspiring phrase by Calvin Coolidge, U.S President 1923 to 1929...He advised, 'There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important as living within your means'......Hmmm! Something I definitely have trouble with!...

Bye for now x

Suzy's Blog

February

Well, happy February everyone, a much maligned time of the year, but, as it's my birthday month, and we have Valentines day also, I've learned to love it...
I am, as I type enjoying my favourite activity, (or should that be inactivity!) of the week....Sunday papers and breakfast in bed. Even the dogs are chilled out and snoozing at the bottom of the bed, they know that there'll be no walks till 11 at the earliest..then its all

..bless!

 Now, back to the papers and before I can actually read any of them, I have to do the usual cull of the supplements. financial pages, far too worrying, consigned to the cat litter tray, health bit, too scary to read, straight in the bin, travel, not planning a holiday so that's gone, driving, well that has to be the most boring of all but makes good fire kindling, and so on...Which leaves me with, well, not a lot really, but it'll still take a couple of enjoyable few hours to get through what's left.  Anyway, something interesting that caught my eye today was in the property section. It seems that the place to have these days is one that has a connection to a famous person or event, then it can be adorned with an English Heritage plaque.  Having once lived in such a house I was quite miffed that I missed such a prestigious opportunity.  However, all is not lost, it appears that, having researched my current property and discovered that nothing of interest ever took place in my cottage,

 I can still have such a plaque, it would say something like..'.On this day in 1700 absolutely nothing happened here'....Sounds perfect to me!.

Well ....I generally throw in a blast from the past ....but today maybe a more recent one ...

Well rather than a Blast From The Past....maybe a pic outside my new venture with a friend ...a fab cafe and antiques and collectables shop ....so lots of blasts from the past I guess....

Oh well, enough of all this, best get walking, come on you two let's get going...


Happy Sunday everyone.
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